Background
Healey, Lord Denis Winston was born on August 30, 1917 in Mottingham, Kent, England. Son of William and Winifred Mary (Powell) Healey.
Member of Parliament politician writer
Healey, Lord Denis Winston was born on August 30, 1917 in Mottingham, Kent, England. Son of William and Winifred Mary (Powell) Healey.
Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1940. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Bradford University, 1983. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Leeds University, 1991.
International secretary Labour Party, 1945-1952. Secretary for defense, 1964-1970. Chancellor of exchequer, 1974-1979.
M.p., 1952-1992; Lord Healey of Riddlesden, since 1992. Chairman interim committee International Monetary Fund, 1977-1979. President Birkbeck College, London, 1993-1999.
Member Council Global Energy Studies, London, since 1981.
Author: Healey's Eye, 1980, The Time of My Life, 1989, When Shrimps Learn to Whistle, My Secret Planet, 1992.
Major Royal Engineers, 1940-1945, North Africa, Italy. Fellow Royal Society Literature.
Music, painting, walking.
Married Edna May Edmunds, December 21, 1945. Children: Jenifer, Timothy, Cressida.